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Morning Docket: 01.04.16
* In his annual report on the state of the federal judiciary, Chief Justice John Roberts asked that lawyers stop treating each other like garbage and do their best to "avoid antagonistic tactics, wasteful procedural maneuvers and teetering brinksmanship." [New York Times] * Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court's "lightning rod for controversy," recently said during a small speaking engagement that the government not only can, but should, support religion. After all, "God had been very good to us." [AP] * Albany Law's dean says don't believe the horror stories you hear about law school, especially since "[t]his is a really good time to apply." It's worth noting that she wasn't able to pay off her loans until she was a tenured law professor. [Albany Times Union] * The Arkansas Law (Little Rock) professor who's suing his school over access to public records has added a retaliation claim to his complaint thanks to the "allegations of two rogue, race-baiting professors." Ooh, that sounds juicy! [Arkansas Democrat Gazette] * Is your favorite music streaming service screwing your favorite musicians out of their hard-earned cash? Spotify may soon be facing yet another multimillion-dollar class-action lawsuit over artists' royalty payments (or the lack thereof) in 2016. [Billboard] * Michael G. Oxley, co-sponsor of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, RIP. [New York Times]